Brian Ward and I convened on the first real Spring day here in Minnesota. Congressman Tom Cotton was our guest; you shouldn’t miss this episode of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience, as we talked with Tom about the Boston Marathon massacre, immigration and gun control. Tom’s view of what the House is likely to do with the immigration issue gives me more optimism about our country’s future than I have had for a while. Along those lines, you also shouldn’t miss Robert Costa’s post at The Corner on the plan laid out by Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, to craft immigration legislation in the House. To put it briefly, there is still reason to expect that the Gang of Eight’s monstrosity will have a stake driven through its heart.

Add the Loon of the Week–a barbershop quartet figures in it–and a collective This Week In Gatekeeping prize for the “mainstream” media’s Boston bombing coverage, and it is a podcast you won’t want to miss.

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